SSGI SCRUM MASTER CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 AGILE FRAMEWORK
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
GRADED A+
●● How does SAFe handle the "fear of conflict" team dysfunction?
-Review results to drive accountability
-Empirically review results at the end of every iteration and release
-Have teams engage in Retrospectives
-Use Scrum to create safe environment for conflict.
Answer: Use Scrum to create safe environment for conflict
●● What does SAFe's CALMR approach apply to?
-Servant Leadership
-Economic Framework
-Continuous Deployment
-DevOps.
Answer: DevOps
●● An effective SAFe Scrum Master helps the team improve in areas
including quality, predictability, flow, and where else?
-Continuous delivery
,-Team metrics
-Relentless improvement
-Risk mitigation.
Answer: Team metrics
●● What foundational issue most often leads to team dysfunction?
-Weak Lean-Agile leadership
-Avoidance of accountability
-Lack of commitment
-Absence of trust.
Answer: Absence of trust
●● What is an IP Iteration anti-pattern?
-Identify opportunities for innovation spikes or hackathons
-Identify infrastructure improvements
-Plan work for the IP Iteration during PI Planning
-Allow for cadence-based planning.
Answer: Plan work for the IP Iteration during PI Planning
●● An effective SAFe Scrum Master elevates people problems with
strict confidence to the appropriate levels when necessary, but only after
what has happened?
, -They have repeatedly directed the team member to take appropriate
action
-A team member consistently disagrees with the Scrum Master
-The team consistently fails to meet consecutive PI goals
-Coaching and internal processes have failed to achieve the objective.
Answer: Coaching and internal processes have failed to achieve the
objective
●● What are two common anti-patterns during PI Planning? (Choose
two.)
-The Team Backlog is applied to a very targeted part of the organization
-A detailed plan becomes the goal, rather than alignment
-The team determines where changes should be targeted
-Pressure is put on teams to overcommit.
Answer: Pressure is put on teams to overcommit
A detailed plan becomes the goal, rather than alignment
●● How can a Scrum Master support a Problem-Solving Workshop?
-By providing facilitation to breakout groups focused on specific
problems
-By estimating the work effort required to implement recommended
improvements
-By coaching the Release Train Engineer on managing the event
EVALUATION 2026 AGILE FRAMEWORK
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
GRADED A+
●● How does SAFe handle the "fear of conflict" team dysfunction?
-Review results to drive accountability
-Empirically review results at the end of every iteration and release
-Have teams engage in Retrospectives
-Use Scrum to create safe environment for conflict.
Answer: Use Scrum to create safe environment for conflict
●● What does SAFe's CALMR approach apply to?
-Servant Leadership
-Economic Framework
-Continuous Deployment
-DevOps.
Answer: DevOps
●● An effective SAFe Scrum Master helps the team improve in areas
including quality, predictability, flow, and where else?
-Continuous delivery
,-Team metrics
-Relentless improvement
-Risk mitigation.
Answer: Team metrics
●● What foundational issue most often leads to team dysfunction?
-Weak Lean-Agile leadership
-Avoidance of accountability
-Lack of commitment
-Absence of trust.
Answer: Absence of trust
●● What is an IP Iteration anti-pattern?
-Identify opportunities for innovation spikes or hackathons
-Identify infrastructure improvements
-Plan work for the IP Iteration during PI Planning
-Allow for cadence-based planning.
Answer: Plan work for the IP Iteration during PI Planning
●● An effective SAFe Scrum Master elevates people problems with
strict confidence to the appropriate levels when necessary, but only after
what has happened?
, -They have repeatedly directed the team member to take appropriate
action
-A team member consistently disagrees with the Scrum Master
-The team consistently fails to meet consecutive PI goals
-Coaching and internal processes have failed to achieve the objective.
Answer: Coaching and internal processes have failed to achieve the
objective
●● What are two common anti-patterns during PI Planning? (Choose
two.)
-The Team Backlog is applied to a very targeted part of the organization
-A detailed plan becomes the goal, rather than alignment
-The team determines where changes should be targeted
-Pressure is put on teams to overcommit.
Answer: Pressure is put on teams to overcommit
A detailed plan becomes the goal, rather than alignment
●● How can a Scrum Master support a Problem-Solving Workshop?
-By providing facilitation to breakout groups focused on specific
problems
-By estimating the work effort required to implement recommended
improvements
-By coaching the Release Train Engineer on managing the event
